Hurro,

I've used the toasteroven + thermocouple sensor method to reflow existing boards a couple of times, but a whole laptop board could be problematic as some components on the board may not be up for the high temperature... Is the video section on a separate daughter board?

I can lend you the toaster oven and temp probe. :-)

If that's not an option you'll need to find a hot gas rework station to do the job properly.




On 23/11/12 11:56, C. Falconer wrote:
I have a couple laptops which need work.

They're NVidia GPUs which have a documented habit of breaking the BGA solder between the IC and the mainboard. Caused by excessive heat, insufficient cooling, and specifically the lead-free solder used does not have as much elasticity as old fashioned lead based solder.

So I need someone with the equipment to reflow (remelt) or reball (remove the solder, clean and resolder) the IC.

Does anyone have access to this kind of gear?



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